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Authenticity Quotes
"A person lives a false life whenever they are afraid to make contact with his or her authentic self. A sensitive ego " one that protects a person from pain " can also prevent a person from maturing mentally and emotionally by causing a person to distort truths and refuse to admit unpleasant facts."
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"We must reject the artificial and embrace what is real and true: truth in food, community, relationships and self."
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"Be yourself, don't try to be someone else. And the right people will love you for who you are."
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"Witnessing honesty frightens some people because they haven't known authenticity in their own life."
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"We are never truly ourselves as we are mid-roll."
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"The authentic human being is one of us who instinctively knows what he should not do, and, in addition, he will balk at doing it. He will refuse to do it, even if this brings down dread consequences to him and to those whom he loves. This, to me, is the ultimately heroic trait of ordinary people; they say no to the tyrant and they calmly take the consequences of this resistance. Their deeds may be small, and almost always unnoticed, unmarked by history. Their names are not remembered, nor did these authentic humans expect their names to be remembered. I see their authenticity in an odd way: not in their willingness to perform great heroic deeds but in their quiet refusals. In essence, they cannot be compelled to be what they are not."
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"Maybe it's easier to conform, to stay in a job I hate to pay bills of the things I don't even enjoy and marry a man I'm not passionately in love with, whilst surrounded by those who have absolutely no life to their smile but I don't want easy. I never have. I want a life so fucking grande' I reach every little milestone in sweats or tears knowing I Followed what was true to my heart. I don't care if I walk alone for the rest of my days, if it means I get to stay true to myself."
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"I have no resentments, no complaints, no ax to grind. I simply feel what I feel and do what I do."
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"Nothing is sweeter than being unapologetically you. Don't live your life just to impress others. Reveal your truth, Express your love, Live your dreams."
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"I want people who write to crash or dive below the surface, where life is so cold and confusing and hard to see.Your anger and damage and grief are the way to the truth."
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"Many of us have gotten so used to playing to the expectations of society, of our families,of our friends, and of our minds, that we don't even allow ourselves to consider who we really are or what we really need. We ignore the callsof our hearts, giving our lives, instead, to thedemands of an outside world built on fitting in.We can stop this, right now. We can choose to listen to ourselves, to heed our deepest callings,whatever they are. We can give ourselves thefreedom to be whoever the hell we want to bein this world. Right now, if we choose to.And why wouldn't we?"
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"Do not prove but be yourself."
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"Do what is best for you--no matter what others think."
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"It takes courage to become authentic. So many talk about the light but not enough speak the truth about the struggles it takes to get there and the tools to overcome it all."
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"Once you show someone your true colors it is impossible to paint over them."
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"I like a look of agony, because I know it's true."
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"It's way too easy to see the real face of a person. They're amiable and full of pretense when they want something from you, but the minute you don't give in, back away or put yourself first (like they do) is the minute they show you who they really are."
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"Well, I don't want to be anyone but myself, even if I go uncomforted by diamonds all my life,' declared Anne. 'I'm quite content to be Anne of Green Gables, with my string of pearl beads."
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"If only I could spend all my days surrounded by people brave enough to open their hearts for real."
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"Try to be "good", you'll be judged. Try to be yourself, you'll be criticized. Therefore, choose the second option. Evil uses the "nice good people" as puppets. It appears dressed as a poor guy, telling them that he needs help...When these people realize they have been used, it is already too late."
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"How different would people act if they couldn't show off on social media? Would they still do it?"
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"You like a person not because of what they have but for what they truly are."
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"Never make an excuse for being yourself, no one's going to do it better."
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"To win the heart of men, always be yourself."
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"I don't mind what you call yourself, so long as your heart is being true to you."
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"You must detach yourself from the stereotypical life to live an effective one."
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"To be ordinary, be normal; to be original, be different; to be valuable, be unique; to be priceless, be yourself."
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"Very few people do this any more. It's too risky. First of all, it's a hell of a responsibility to be yourself. It's much easier to be somebody else or nobody at all."
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"I have a fear of living a surface kind of life; barely existing, barely touching or tasting anything. That's why you'll always see me giving my all or walking away ~ I'm too full of depth to dance in the middle of anything."
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"Don't be afraid. You are never really alone. Just be yourself. You don't ever have to pretend you are someone else. If you try to do that, then you don't have anything to give the world. Accept and give your gifts with love."
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"Do not hide behind any mask."
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"There is no great reward for being emotionally withdrawn, no pity prize for bottling your frustration. No one is coming to congratulate your chronic self-repression. By opening up, maybe you will inconvenience some people. Maybe you will trigger some conflict. Maybe you will be rejected, criticized, judged. Everything comes with a price and everything has its compensation. Authenticity may require pain, but it also opens the doors to joy, creativity, self-respect, empathy. Self-repression, on the other hand, costs you all the beauty of the world in exchange for a prison of comfort. Is it really worth it? Isn't it time to break free?"
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"When you can give up approval and appreciation seeking behaviors, then you will become true to yourself and the universe."
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"Be true to yourself to reveal your own unique beauties, feelings, and perceptions."
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"A beautiful face cannot hide an ugly heart for long."
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"But however good you get at translating personality into line or paint it's no go if your personality isn't worth translating."
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"In psychoanalysis, only the fee is exactly what it seems to be."
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"Well, it all comes to this, there's no use trying to live in other people's opinions. The only thing to do is to live in our own."
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"When there is a true or useful thing, there is sure to be a counterfeit."
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"It is important to live authentically who you are, to show yourself to your date as the bond between you builds."
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"Being passive is not the same as being peaceful. If you aren't doing what you know, in your heart, you want to do, you are NOT going with the flow. You are going against the flow. Your reactions, emotions, desires, and talents are all part of the flow of life. Ignoring them is passive resistance. Let yourself go."
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"If you were destined to be a poet, then you won't brainstorm for lines that rhymes. If you were destined to be a celebrity, then you shouldn't start searching for fans. If you are truly a god, then let others worship you!"
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"Don't ever be afraid to show who you really are, because as long as you are happy with yourself, no one else's opinion matters."
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"Let's quit trying so hard to be some version of a normal we've never really been."
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"People pretend to be other people because they have never thought of their true selves."
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"To be "great" is an ego goal; to be real is existential."
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"People usually reveal only those aspects of life that enhance their personality & image, but in my case I love amusing people by being myself!"
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"Interestingly, being yourself allows others to be themselves. Even with crazy imperfections, being a bona fide genuine person is the best any of us can be-messy flaws and all!"
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